US4276977A - Distribution and conveyor apparatus for eggs - Google Patents

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US4276977A
US4276977A US05/902,718 US90271878A US4276977A US 4276977 A US4276977 A US 4276977A US 90271878 A US90271878 A US 90271878A US 4276977 A US4276977 A US 4276977A
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Hendrik J. Van Kattenbroek
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B23/00—Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottles; Unpacking eggs
    • B65B23/02—Packaging or unpacking eggs
    • B65B23/06—Arranging, feeding, or orientating the eggs to be packed; Removing eggs from trays or cartons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K43/00—Testing, sorting or cleaning eggs ; Conveying devices ; Pick-up devices

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  • the invention relates to a distribution and conveyor apparatus for eggs, provided with a supporting surface and baffles dividing the width of said supporting surface in a number of channels, at least one thin transverse member being mounted on said supporting surface.
  • Such a distribution and conveyor apparatus is known, for instance from the Dutch Patent Specification No. 127,173.
  • a final disadvantage is that with a non-moving supporting surface if it is soiled by the contents of an egg, regardless why this egg has been broken, the moving transverse members will smear the dirt out over the complete track, which makes cleaning especially difficult.
  • the invention aims to eliminate the above difficulties, at least to restrict them.
  • the supporting surface is part of an endless band and that the transverse member is fixedly mounted.
  • the transverse member is shaped such that in the middle region of the width of the supporting surface a greater resistance to rolling over of the eggs is created than at the side edges of the supporting surface.
  • a further advantage of the invention is, that stowing of the eggs occurs before the transverse member. By reason of this the distribution and conveyor apparatus has always a sufficient stock of eggs.
  • the eggs lay on a plane supporting surface, and consequently are propelled with relatively small forces, it is desirable, when they engage the baffles to provide according to an improvement of the invention in that a vibration mechanism is present, that is connected to the baffle members to impart to them a vibration perpendicular to the direction of movement of the supporting surface.
  • a further improvement of the invention consists in that along the side edges of the supporting surface sensors have been mounted, which are movable in the direction away from the supporting surface, a switch activating member being mounted in the track of the sensors, which member controls a switch which with activation by the sensor switches off the driving of an input web for the supporting surface.
  • a further advantage of the invention is, that it is possible to clean the supporting surface, that with the invention is a moving one.
  • a broken egg if any can only leave its contents on a single or a few transverse members, which of course can very easily and quickly be cleaned and which further even with a running machine are very well attainable.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a distribution and conveyor apparatus according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section over the line II--II.
  • drawing reference 1 indicates a supporting surface that consists of an upper web of an endless band which runs on rollers known per se and not shown in the drawing, of which at least one is driven. From an input web 3 eggs are put on the supporting surface 1 in a known way, by reason of which they move along with this supporting surface in the direction of the arrow 2. Therewith they engage the transverse member 4 by reason of which they lay there a little while, but when more eggs come behind them, they are pushed over it.
  • the transverse member 4 consists of a plane strip 5, which by means of also plane strips 6 is connected to an additional transverse member 7, which consists also of a plane strip.
  • these strips may have baffled or rounded edges.
  • the flaps 8 create by their shape also a narrowing of the pass way for the eggs, by reason of which a better distribution is obtained.
  • a bridge 15 has been mounted by means of an elastical construction consisting of four elastic tubes 16, which by means of screws 17 mount the bridge 15 to the frame.
  • the bridge 15 is provided with a vibrator 18 which in a known way can consist of an unbalanced wheel driven by an electro motor.
  • This vibrator 18 in other respects is of known construction and can be replaced by known electromagnetically functioning vibrators, which use the frequency of the mains.
  • the endless band which forms the supporting surface 1 preferably is not smooth and slippery for exerting a greater propelling-force on the eggs.
  • An interwoven web of wire of metal or plastic is here very well usable.
  • the transverse member 4-7 When the eggs however, are applied at one side of the web 3 it may be desired for a good distribution to mount the transverse member 4-7 out of the center of the supporting surface 1. A good adjustability in this respect is possible by making the transverse member 4-7 adjustable in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the surface 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows a nylon brush 22, which cleans the surface 1 well, if soiling occurs by broken eggs.

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US4698868A (en) * 1986-07-24 1987-10-13 Kuhl Henry Y Egg washing conveyor apparatus
US4704755A (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-11-10 Kuhl Jeffrey B Apparatus for cleaning eggs
US4724854A (en) * 1986-04-07 1988-02-16 Kuhl Henry Y Apparatus for pre-washing and accumulating eggs
US4750277A (en) * 1986-04-07 1988-06-14 Kuhl Henry Y Apparatus for drying of articles traveling upon a conveyor
US4887366A (en) * 1988-06-16 1989-12-19 Kuhl Henry Y Article drying apparatus with adjustable drying plenum means
US4932514A (en) * 1986-05-22 1990-06-12 Terpa Poultry B.V. Egg spreading tray
US5768860A (en) * 1996-11-07 1998-06-23 Standard-Knapp, Inc. Round product divider for packaging line
US6821353B1 (en) 2002-07-23 2004-11-23 Jeffrey B. Kuhl Method for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered
US20090020395A1 (en) * 2007-07-17 2009-01-22 Anthony Accettura Egg orienting and accumulating system with forward and reverse interconnected conveyors for preventing egg overflow/ride up and prior to existing in individual rows upon spool bars
US20090229952A1 (en) * 2006-10-24 2009-09-17 Sidel Participations Bottle distribution table at the entry to single file channels
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US3355343A (en) * 1963-12-30 1967-11-28 Gen Tire & Rubber Co Method and apparatus for butt splicing coated fabric
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US4704755A (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-11-10 Kuhl Jeffrey B Apparatus for cleaning eggs
US4724854A (en) * 1986-04-07 1988-02-16 Kuhl Henry Y Apparatus for pre-washing and accumulating eggs
US4750277A (en) * 1986-04-07 1988-06-14 Kuhl Henry Y Apparatus for drying of articles traveling upon a conveyor
US4932514A (en) * 1986-05-22 1990-06-12 Terpa Poultry B.V. Egg spreading tray
US4698867A (en) * 1986-07-21 1987-10-13 Kuhl Henry Y Egg washing means using staggered sized flat brushes
US4698868A (en) * 1986-07-24 1987-10-13 Kuhl Henry Y Egg washing conveyor apparatus
US4887366A (en) * 1988-06-16 1989-12-19 Kuhl Henry Y Article drying apparatus with adjustable drying plenum means
US5768860A (en) * 1996-11-07 1998-06-23 Standard-Knapp, Inc. Round product divider for packaging line
US6821353B1 (en) 2002-07-23 2004-11-23 Jeffrey B. Kuhl Method for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered
US20040238017A1 (en) * 2002-07-23 2004-12-02 Kuhl Jeffrey B. Apparatus for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered
US6883528B2 (en) 2002-07-23 2005-04-26 Jeffrey B. Kuhl Apparatus for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered
US20090229952A1 (en) * 2006-10-24 2009-09-17 Sidel Participations Bottle distribution table at the entry to single file channels
US8025143B2 (en) * 2006-10-24 2011-09-27 Sidel Participations Bottle distribution table at the entry to single file channels
US20090020395A1 (en) * 2007-07-17 2009-01-22 Anthony Accettura Egg orienting and accumulating system with forward and reverse interconnected conveyors for preventing egg overflow/ride up and prior to existing in individual rows upon spool bars
US7743906B2 (en) * 2007-07-17 2010-06-29 Fps Food Processing Systems, B.V. Egg orienting and accumulating system with forward and reverse interconnected conveyors for preventing egg overflow/ride up and prior to existing in individual rows upon spool bars
WO2011136644A1 (fr) * 2010-04-15 2011-11-03 Fps Food Processing Systems B.V. Appareil pour transporter des oeufs
US8839946B2 (en) 2010-04-15 2014-09-23 Fps Food Processing Systems B.V. Apparatus for conveying eggs
NL2006663C2 (nl) * 2011-04-26 2012-10-29 Hedipack Technology Ct B V Eiertransportinrichting voor een verpakkingsinrichting voor eieren, verpakkingsinrichting voor eieren met een dergelijke eiertransportinrichting, werkwijze voor het verbeteren van de doorvoer van een verpakkingsinrichting voor eieren en werkwijze voor het verdelen van de eieren.
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CN104030018B (zh) * 2013-03-08 2015-12-09 深圳中集天达空港设备有限公司 一种对中输送机构及具有其的对中输送机

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NL177970C (nl) 1988-01-18
NL7704938A (nl) 1978-11-07
IL54605A0 (en) 1978-07-31
ES469407A1 (es) 1979-02-16
DK188978A (da) 1978-11-06
DE2819235A1 (de) 1978-11-16
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